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Morrisville State drops conference matches to Cobleskill, Keuka

10/6/2012

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – In the second of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) cross over tournaments, Morrisville State fell to SUNY Cobleskill and Keuka College by match scores of 3-1 and 3-0, respectively.

The losses drop the Mustangs to 3-12 overall, 1-5 in conference action.

In the first of the day, Cobleskill edged Morrisville State 25-22 in the first match and held a two set lead with a 25-14 victory in the second, before the Mustangs battled back for a 25-21 third set win, forcing a fourth. Cobleskill claimed the final set 25-12 for the 3-1 victory.

Tiffany Jones-Maxwell (Hamilton, N.Y.) led Morrisville State with 10 kills, while KylieMurphy (Nichols, N.Y.) added nine, also contributing two service aces and 13 defensive digs.

Keuka dominated the second match, claiming the 3-0 win with set scores of 25-12,25-11 and 25-13.

Jones-Maxwell and Dayna Scurry (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the attack game, each posting four kills in the match, while Easterly had nine assists.

Murphy led the defensive efforts with 13 digs with Saddlemire adding seven.

Morrisville State returns to the court tomorrow, facing Wells College and SUNYIT in thesecond round of the conference cross over weekend.

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